Meet Karen Rosenkranz, the trend forecaster, ethnographer, and author behind 'City Quitters: Creative Pioneers Pursuing Post-Urban Life.' 📚 Join us on a journey as we explore the motivations behind creatives leaving cities for rural pastures. What's life like in the countryside, and what are the unique benefits and challenges? 🌿🏡
What You'll Learn:
🌱 Discover the cultural shift towards decentralization and autonomy,
🌱 Uncover the motivations and thinking patterns behind creatives leaving urban life
🌱 What are the means of living in the countryside?
🌱 Benefits and challenges of rural life.
📚Books mentioned in the videos:
City Quitters: An Exploration of Post-Urban Life
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:41 - Background
00:04:06 - Why the future belongs to the countryside?
00:06:07 - Accelerated trend during the pandemic
00:08:05 - What are the benefits of living in the countryside?
00:09:52 - Common trends among the city quitters
00:11:34 - The process of moving to the rural life
00:14:52 - Income streams in the countryside?
00:17:00 - Can you share some of your favorite stories of city quitters
00:20:21 - How does nature or physical work influence creativity?
00:26:15 - Do people get lonely when they move to the countryside?
00:29:52 - What do people who have made the move to the countryside miss most about the city?
00:32:39 - Common fears of making the moving to the countryside
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11/17/23 • 37 min
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